Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Putting the Oy in Ireland

There are days when a pithy letter to the editor in the Irish Times (subs. req'd) perfectly captures modern Ireland. This is one of them:

Madam, - I applaud the new, multi-ethnic Ireland. My local, Norwegian-owned Statoil filling station is advertising on roadside posters its "classic bagel", stuffed with sour cream and bacon. Kosher bacon, I hope. - Yours, etc.,

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